Trademarks help you distinguish your products and services from competitors and
help
identify you as
the source. It is a name or symbol that a company uses on its products, and another company
cannot
legally use that.
Benefits of Trademark registration
Legal Protection to Business
Trust Building for business
Valuable Asset of business
Cost-Effective: Trademark Registration is very cost-efficient.
What can be trademarked ?
Name: A name including personal or surname of the applicant in business or
the
signature of
the person.
Words: A word which is not being directly descriptive of the character or
quality
of
the
goods / service.
Numbers: Alphanumeric or Letters or numerals or any combination thereof. For
example 555
brand.
Images: Image, symbol, monograms, 3-dimensional shapes, letters etc. For
example
the tick in
Nike logo.
Sound: Sound marks in audio format. For example, the sound in the ad jingle.
Types of Trademark symbols
TM (™): TM symbol signifies that the trademark or device mark has been
applied
with the concerned authorities and is yet to be registered.
R (Ⓡ) : R symbol denotes that the applied trademark or device mark is
registered
from the concerned authority.
SM (℠) : Service Mark symbol signifies that the service or device mark has
been
applied with the concerned authorities and is yet to be registered.
Documents for Trademark registration
For Proprietorship Firm
Tradename /Logo (if any)
Aadhar card of Proprietor
Signed Power of Attorney (for Appointment of Attorney to file Trademark)
Signed User Affidavit (Only for Prior usage of marks)
For Private Limited, LLP & other small entities
Tradename /Logo (if any)Company Master Data of Entry
Signed Power of Attorney (For Appointment of Attorney to apply on the applicant's
behalf)
Signed User Affidavit (Only for Prior usage for marks)
MSME Registration certificate
Board Resolution for Appointments of Authorised Signatory
For Society & Trust
Logo (if any)
Registration certificate
Signed Power of Attorney (For Appointment of Attorney to apply on applicant's
behalf)
Signed User Affidavit (Only for Prior usage for mark
For Joint Applicant
For Joint Applicant
Copy of Aadhar Card of both the applicants
Signed Power of Attorney (For Appointment of Attorney to apply on the applicant's
behalf)
Signed User Affidavit (Only for Prior usage for marks)